State Trustees

This page displays documents and information pertaining to State natural resource trustees. Where available, the following policy documents are provided here:

Documents (e.g., Executive Orders, Proclamations, letters, memos) bearing the Governor’s signature, attesting to the designation of a State natural resource trustee. State natural resource trustee designations can change at a Governor’s discretion. The documents displayed are the most current available to DOI.

Agreements (i.e., Memoranda of Agreement, Memoranda of Understanding) between DOI (or its bureaus) and a State pertaining to natural resource damage assessment and restoration activities in that State. Currently, six such agreements are in place nationwide.

Also, links are provided, where available, to State natural resource damage assessment and restoration websites.

States (including Territories and Commonwealths), in alphabetical order: